Telegram-herald., 1887-05-06
"SLUGG[R" SULLIVAN


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an4 tie contestants were a.
good naiurtd aLle NAeinE tef
supremacy. TIE cuttrls' umtut opened
wIh a four rouud eontesg between James
Carroll aud fslsy Carnsaa the former iae
lsnt-ss ghl champion, tie later twenty
yrsF-old pTofsge ~ sullivan The ~ 80
wAs lively ole aud ful q interest. lChn
l.. sullivan tce champion thea spared
three rounds with Joe i.Annou q South
Boston and demonstrated that though ais
left arm the one broken a few wceks slncs
was .ncapaeitaied from doing rs usual good
wOrz, he was nevertheless - scleuoei @s
ever and that his TlEhi Has q col ker.
aFrH a
Blanche, the Marine f0uFht four
rounds and the latter showed the good siui
in him. Steve Taylor. tie ex-chasapion
although bruised badly IN The chest and
right arm, from a recent contact viii hul-
liy.ns right. contested three rounds wltb
Joe lsnnOn. Steve Is - vel formed ss
ever and bis twenty years experience ia The
riEg has not been ior nAught Carroll snd
the Marine fought four lively rounds, Lon
| don prize ring rules. and tie hitting VA Of
| a heavy character. The eaiertSlnf1ent
closed with q three rouuoeT between Suiii-
van and Taylor, and the vast audience pre-
sent were loud IN praises Of the meritonoas
exhibition.
A reporter for the TElronAm-H HrHAIp Wis
tied John l.. Sullivan last evening ia hls
dressing room al the thesfre. and wa
warmly received by the puglist and other
members OF the company. Being asked
relative 10 his forthcoming battle wlih
Patsy Cardiff. he said. Two days ago ]
wrote him declaring the match O1. a. my
arm was IN no condition 10 meet him aud
90 myself justice. The arm is slmos.
wholly useless except for defensive pur-
poses ana will be for several months yet.
As soon as am sble / shall meet The Car
diif and tight IL out
What is your opinion o. Jem smith, the
! English pugglis,s" was asked.
| i guess We have plenty Of just a. good
| ifnot better men in this country"
What is your opinion OF Charley Mitch
| ellg"
He has got good wind" said Sullivan,
| "but he uses il in the wrong place. Ills
| fighting Is done in the newspapers."
The champion II now thirty-hve pounds
heavier than his fighting weight and viii
| tip the beam 81 about two hundred and
twenty. lie viii 50 with ths company 10
Australia and remain on foreign shores FOR
q couple OF years and says be viii bring
back the championship trophies. hr.
\ Sullivan is taking excellent care Of himself
aud has not drank drop oi liquor lu ten
months. lie has disposed OF his Boston
saloon and as Mrs. sullivan is trave ling
with her husband, he sass ais home IS now
AmeTica, whose proud champion be IS.